Sunday, August 05, 2007
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Bonnie. You are right...i don't want to be the assistant.
Melissa- I have not worn the hat. I chose ravenclaw because I knew i could outsmart these fools...
Rest of Day 6
I took a local bus tour and toured this beautiful city. It is absolutely amazing and I can't wait to move here! I cannot express how clean it is here and how nice everyone is and the fact they turn Evil Dead into a musical, but I am just going to say this is the one city that feels like a small town. Everyone is perfect! As i toured the city, they showed me city where different films where filmed, including Chicago, raiders of the Lost ark and x-men. Oh and Toronto has this really cool law that is the bulding was built before 1940 and you want to rebuild on that spot you must keep the original architechture. This makes for some of the most beautiful skyscrapers. Oh the tour I got off at the Hockey Hall of fame and listened to the story about Dorthy the ghost that haunts the second story and I saw the shrine to Wayne Gretzky. I played commentar and since i know know this about hockey it sounded a lot like "They are skating and They are skating to the left and then they won! go USA!" I finished the rest of the tour and found my new canadian moe's. I then went and changed for Quidditch. I get to the field and my team hasn't picked a captian and since i am a sub I took over and let me tell you I am great quidditch captain...if my team listened to me. We lost but that wasn't me. I had to start 0ut with my weaker players and we couldn't come in until they were tired. I then came back and changed and headed out on my ghost tour. It was amazing and interesting and i did have an experience. I am going to tell you my experience, but you may not believe it and that is ok. Actually...I have to go so I will tell you tonight. Any ghost story is better at night.
Melissa- I have not worn the hat. I chose ravenclaw because I knew i could outsmart these fools...
Rest of Day 6
I took a local bus tour and toured this beautiful city. It is absolutely amazing and I can't wait to move here! I cannot express how clean it is here and how nice everyone is and the fact they turn Evil Dead into a musical, but I am just going to say this is the one city that feels like a small town. Everyone is perfect! As i toured the city, they showed me city where different films where filmed, including Chicago, raiders of the Lost ark and x-men. Oh and Toronto has this really cool law that is the bulding was built before 1940 and you want to rebuild on that spot you must keep the original architechture. This makes for some of the most beautiful skyscrapers. Oh the tour I got off at the Hockey Hall of fame and listened to the story about Dorthy the ghost that haunts the second story and I saw the shrine to Wayne Gretzky. I played commentar and since i know know this about hockey it sounded a lot like "They are skating and They are skating to the left and then they won! go USA!" I finished the rest of the tour and found my new canadian moe's. I then went and changed for Quidditch. I get to the field and my team hasn't picked a captian and since i am a sub I took over and let me tell you I am great quidditch captain...if my team listened to me. We lost but that wasn't me. I had to start 0ut with my weaker players and we couldn't come in until they were tired. I then came back and changed and headed out on my ghost tour. It was amazing and interesting and i did have an experience. I am going to tell you my experience, but you may not believe it and that is ok. Actually...I have to go so I will tell you tonight. Any ghost story is better at night.
Friday, August 03, 2007
Bonnie: Why wasn't I included in Billy and Bonnie's Hotspots? there should be a special star for where Nugget attends!
Rest of Day 6
So for the past year I have been planning to make sarcastic t-shirts that make fun of my mother and that I am here. Well, the transfers didn't work on all of them except "Long Lost Weasley Triplet". I was devastated and I need time to kill before dinner, so I played wizard's chess. Now I don't know how to play chess and I am horrible at checkers, but even I knew the moves our stupid chess master was telling us to make was bad. I was a lonely little white pawn and by the end of the game I was the only survivor besides the King. I was the pawn who lived. Ok, I still have 2 hours to kill, so I get my quidditch schedule and I start looking at all the freaks. I can't even dare to begin. To the drag version of Bellatrix, to the Lady with a voldermort puppet, to the all the mad-Eyes and tons of students. This one hermoine won't let go of her cat and this one Ron dyed his hair to be ron. These people go all out. I did geek out of mrs. Weasley. I had to pick my house so I decided to be Ravenclaw, since I am smarter than everyone and after a while the theater person got to me. I really wanted to sort of fit in. So i go up to the vendor room, buy a Ravenclaw sweater and tie and I get a button that says head girl and I am off. Mom is beaming with pride. I couldn't help it. we go to the feast and we sit next to this woman who looks so familiar, well because I have seen her on the travel channel on one of the Disney specials. We go to a Wizard rock concert after and all the songs are about Harry Potter. there was a song about owls and everyone held up there owl! So mom feels bad for me and buys me a drink. well, they renamed a bunch a cocktails to them Harry potter. I had a felix felicus aka Tequila Sunrise. we then went to plan out today and sign up mom for her classes. I went to the hall of remembrance to mourn a few of the character that died and then off to bed!
I meet mom at breakfast today and she is being bombarded with people telling her all about fan fiction and telling her where to go read it. this is going to be a long day.
I will be updating all weekend and on Monday I will have up loaded all the pictures as a slide show. I will see you all soon!
Rest of Day 6
So for the past year I have been planning to make sarcastic t-shirts that make fun of my mother and that I am here. Well, the transfers didn't work on all of them except "Long Lost Weasley Triplet". I was devastated and I need time to kill before dinner, so I played wizard's chess. Now I don't know how to play chess and I am horrible at checkers, but even I knew the moves our stupid chess master was telling us to make was bad. I was a lonely little white pawn and by the end of the game I was the only survivor besides the King. I was the pawn who lived. Ok, I still have 2 hours to kill, so I get my quidditch schedule and I start looking at all the freaks. I can't even dare to begin. To the drag version of Bellatrix, to the Lady with a voldermort puppet, to the all the mad-Eyes and tons of students. This one hermoine won't let go of her cat and this one Ron dyed his hair to be ron. These people go all out. I did geek out of mrs. Weasley. I had to pick my house so I decided to be Ravenclaw, since I am smarter than everyone and after a while the theater person got to me. I really wanted to sort of fit in. So i go up to the vendor room, buy a Ravenclaw sweater and tie and I get a button that says head girl and I am off. Mom is beaming with pride. I couldn't help it. we go to the feast and we sit next to this woman who looks so familiar, well because I have seen her on the travel channel on one of the Disney specials. We go to a Wizard rock concert after and all the songs are about Harry Potter. there was a song about owls and everyone held up there owl! So mom feels bad for me and buys me a drink. well, they renamed a bunch a cocktails to them Harry potter. I had a felix felicus aka Tequila Sunrise. we then went to plan out today and sign up mom for her classes. I went to the hall of remembrance to mourn a few of the character that died and then off to bed!
I meet mom at breakfast today and she is being bombarded with people telling her all about fan fiction and telling her where to go read it. this is going to be a long day.
I will be updating all weekend and on Monday I will have up loaded all the pictures as a slide show. I will see you all soon!
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Day 5 and part of Day 6
Oh Dear God...I am here at the convention. Pray for my soul.
Kat, I do wish we were together. Hell...I would rather be hanging out with Dara or listening to Michael Potyraj right now.
Day 5
So, mom has signed us up for this Whirlpool Jet boat tour that takes us to the Niagara whirlpool and through Class 5 rapids. I love white water rafting, but this for some reason doesn't interest me, but off I go anyways. in fact, I am not a huge fan of getting wet. When I ride Splash Mountian, I know where to sit and when to duck to avoid minimal water. So we get there early and we are one of the first boats of the day. They take us through the same clas 5 rapids 4 times. Each time we went through it was like getting hit by a wall of water and the third time I can compare to drowing, because you did not know when you would come up to the surface. The fouth time it was like getting hit with a cement truck of water. Mom was lifted off her seat and into me. So at this point we are drowned rats and we are off to tour wine country. I go to the winery were my favorite wine is made and we go to a little town that looks like the Canadian Stars Hollow. It is beautiful and perfect and mom wants to move there, so it is even more perfect. we find this awesome ice cream shop and this nice bakery and a perfect little small town cafe. Across the street is another ice cream parlor named taylor's. Now if you watch gilmore girls, you will get that signifigance. We then make our way to the great Canadian institution of Wal-Mart. We pick up a few souviners and we are off to the hotel to do laundry. After 3 loads, we the head back to Niagara falls and we have dinner at the Top of the Falls resturant. We make our way back to canada, but we turn down a street and find I-Drive!!! A cleaner version but it has all the staples like the Ripley's and Guiness's museum. They have a slingshot and cafe TuTu Tango; but they added a few extra things that involve the WWE, MGM, and Marvel comics. They also have 3 haunted houses. we watch the fireworks over the falls and then we take off back to the hotel.
Day 6
We head out. Mom and I fight again over the GPS and directions. This one was worse than last time. We make it to Toronto and well...mom is loving this. Me...I can't believe i am actually the coolest person here. This is going to be interesting. I promised mom I would be social so i am going to go play qudditch. I am sub, so it will be just like Billy playing for the Stars! Then I have a feast and a Ghost Tour tonight.
I am going to have to figure out how to post pictures of these fanatics...including my mother.
Oh Dear God...I am here at the convention. Pray for my soul.
Kat, I do wish we were together. Hell...I would rather be hanging out with Dara or listening to Michael Potyraj right now.
Day 5
So, mom has signed us up for this Whirlpool Jet boat tour that takes us to the Niagara whirlpool and through Class 5 rapids. I love white water rafting, but this for some reason doesn't interest me, but off I go anyways. in fact, I am not a huge fan of getting wet. When I ride Splash Mountian, I know where to sit and when to duck to avoid minimal water. So we get there early and we are one of the first boats of the day. They take us through the same clas 5 rapids 4 times. Each time we went through it was like getting hit by a wall of water and the third time I can compare to drowing, because you did not know when you would come up to the surface. The fouth time it was like getting hit with a cement truck of water. Mom was lifted off her seat and into me. So at this point we are drowned rats and we are off to tour wine country. I go to the winery were my favorite wine is made and we go to a little town that looks like the Canadian Stars Hollow. It is beautiful and perfect and mom wants to move there, so it is even more perfect. we find this awesome ice cream shop and this nice bakery and a perfect little small town cafe. Across the street is another ice cream parlor named taylor's. Now if you watch gilmore girls, you will get that signifigance. We then make our way to the great Canadian institution of Wal-Mart. We pick up a few souviners and we are off to the hotel to do laundry. After 3 loads, we the head back to Niagara falls and we have dinner at the Top of the Falls resturant. We make our way back to canada, but we turn down a street and find I-Drive!!! A cleaner version but it has all the staples like the Ripley's and Guiness's museum. They have a slingshot and cafe TuTu Tango; but they added a few extra things that involve the WWE, MGM, and Marvel comics. They also have 3 haunted houses. we watch the fireworks over the falls and then we take off back to the hotel.
Day 6
We head out. Mom and I fight again over the GPS and directions. This one was worse than last time. We make it to Toronto and well...mom is loving this. Me...I can't believe i am actually the coolest person here. This is going to be interesting. I promised mom I would be social so i am going to go play qudditch. I am sub, so it will be just like Billy playing for the Stars! Then I have a feast and a Ghost Tour tonight.
I am going to have to figure out how to post pictures of these fanatics...including my mother.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Day 4?
Ok, so it is our last morning in NYC and I was allowed to sleep in till 9am. We get to the airport and through security by 11:40. Our flight leaves at 1:40. When the flight was schedule to take off the ticket agents stopped the plane because we had more passengers on it than tickets sold for it. After a 30 minute delay we are off. I am sitting next to this 13 year old girl that is living out of her journal, but I notice she takes breaks from narrating her life to look at me. God knows what that girl was writing. So we arrive and we get my luggage and my mom's hasn't arrived yet, while she is yelling at baggage people, I decided to check in with unemployment and she starts calling me while I am on the phone. She needs the tag on my suitcase to help locate hers. I have hang up with them to get her the tag. We get her suit case after another 20 minute delay and we are off to get the rental car. We get in the car and she takes off before we even figure out where we are and where we are going. So we leave aimlessly, because she says we have to get on the road. I pull out the GPS and set it up to take us to Niagara Falls. She says I am done now and I can go to sleep. So I call Unemployment back. She has less patience than a flea and she turns earlier than she should have and starts getting upset with me and I am currently getting threatened by the state of Florida in case I don't follow procedure. It was not pretty. So were are on the right track and my mother who doesn't drink all the sudden says she needs a drink and I am pushing her towards drinking...great. We get to the falls and I am not overwhelmed with awe. Mom starts telling me there are ions in the air that will make me happy...I am still waiting. I start cracking jokes like "fight the ions" or "Damn ions are getting to me"; but I don't think they are appreciated. Anyways, we do the maid of the Mist and the lazy man's Cave of the Winds. We are off to Canada. We get to border patrol and after all that we have been to get my passport; they don't even look at it. Mom was so not even happy. Where were her ions now? Apparently, she is upset because she wanted to be frisked by a mountie...like mother, like daughter.
We make it to our hotel and it is awesome! It has a miniature golf course and it is close to a mall. So it is perfect, basically.
I will tell you all about today tomorrow! Have a great Thursday!
Ok, so it is our last morning in NYC and I was allowed to sleep in till 9am. We get to the airport and through security by 11:40. Our flight leaves at 1:40. When the flight was schedule to take off the ticket agents stopped the plane because we had more passengers on it than tickets sold for it. After a 30 minute delay we are off. I am sitting next to this 13 year old girl that is living out of her journal, but I notice she takes breaks from narrating her life to look at me. God knows what that girl was writing. So we arrive and we get my luggage and my mom's hasn't arrived yet, while she is yelling at baggage people, I decided to check in with unemployment and she starts calling me while I am on the phone. She needs the tag on my suitcase to help locate hers. I have hang up with them to get her the tag. We get her suit case after another 20 minute delay and we are off to get the rental car. We get in the car and she takes off before we even figure out where we are and where we are going. So we leave aimlessly, because she says we have to get on the road. I pull out the GPS and set it up to take us to Niagara Falls. She says I am done now and I can go to sleep. So I call Unemployment back. She has less patience than a flea and she turns earlier than she should have and starts getting upset with me and I am currently getting threatened by the state of Florida in case I don't follow procedure. It was not pretty. So were are on the right track and my mother who doesn't drink all the sudden says she needs a drink and I am pushing her towards drinking...great. We get to the falls and I am not overwhelmed with awe. Mom starts telling me there are ions in the air that will make me happy...I am still waiting. I start cracking jokes like "fight the ions" or "Damn ions are getting to me"; but I don't think they are appreciated. Anyways, we do the maid of the Mist and the lazy man's Cave of the Winds. We are off to Canada. We get to border patrol and after all that we have been to get my passport; they don't even look at it. Mom was so not even happy. Where were her ions now? Apparently, she is upset because she wanted to be frisked by a mountie...like mother, like daughter.
We make it to our hotel and it is awesome! It has a miniature golf course and it is close to a mall. So it is perfect, basically.
I will tell you all about today tomorrow! Have a great Thursday!
Ok, Q& A: Bonnie I can't wait to hear the story about Billy's party. Melissa there is no way in Hades I am wearing that hat.
I have 5 minutes to type because I have laundry going so I am going to give you a quick run down of the last few days and I will update tonight or tomorrow with more details.
On Tuesday, I got to sleep in, we had a delay at the airport, Mom and I got in our first tiff of the trip, we went to Niagara Falls, and we went to Canada!!!
Today, we went on a jet boat through class 5 rapids and toured wine country and we went to Wal-mart. We are going back to the falls to see the fireworks tonight and I think we are going to Cafe TuTu Tangos. (Yes, you read that right.)
There are a lot a stories I will go into later that involve I-Drive, GPS units, ions, alcohol, cxrossing the border, canadian stuff, mom wanting to be frisked by a mountie and so much more! Talk to you all later!
I have 5 minutes to type because I have laundry going so I am going to give you a quick run down of the last few days and I will update tonight or tomorrow with more details.
On Tuesday, I got to sleep in, we had a delay at the airport, Mom and I got in our first tiff of the trip, we went to Niagara Falls, and we went to Canada!!!
Today, we went on a jet boat through class 5 rapids and toured wine country and we went to Wal-mart. We are going back to the falls to see the fireworks tonight and I think we are going to Cafe TuTu Tangos. (Yes, you read that right.)
There are a lot a stories I will go into later that involve I-Drive, GPS units, ions, alcohol, cxrossing the border, canadian stuff, mom wanting to be frisked by a mountie and so much more! Talk to you all later!
Monday, July 30, 2007
First things first, I am going to start off with some commentary I forgot and then I will respond to the comments listed below and then back to the regularly schedule blog.
Oh...wait...HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BILLY!!!
Ok, I have learned NYC is bad for my skin. It is always oily and I am sure you all wanted to know that. I have also learned mom does not love Disney as much as she says she does other wise, she wouldn't have jumped 10 feet when we saw a couple of rats and then she proceeded to walk in the middle of the street to avoid coming within 5 ft of them. I have been teasing her that it is just Remy or Mickey, but she is not having any of it. They are just misunderstood chefs or evil corporation symbols...
I did not buy anything at the purse mecca, because they had no burberry. I figure coach is not that far off the affordability scale so I am not going to buy the fake version and I am not huge fan of Chanel or D &G, so I saved my money. Fishbein, I don't care how they make them, I just want a solid nice looking purse for cheap. Bonnie, I hope you have fun tonight and I am sure your week will get to be more exciting!
Now for Day 3...
We leave early and we are off to the Statue of Liberty. I swear to you it is was like re-enacting the trip from Ellis Island to the mainland. We were herded and searched and they had the most intense metal detectors I have ever seen. I don't even what to know what they could possibly be seeing when they are scanning me...I am pretty sure my underwear was clean...anyways. We get on the boat and then we see her. She is really beautiful . This is where my conservative side comes out. I LOVE my country. It is everything to me and I am beyond proud to be an American. The site was amazing, not only for the main reasons people go, but also because there were so many cultures and countries that were in attendance there. (Including this stinky family from France were they don't believe in deodorant...or at least this family didn't.) We went then to Ellis Island and then we made it back to the city.
Mom and I then separated. It was scary, leaving her alone in the big city, but she has proved herself. I go and do the NBC tour and I got to go in the SNL Studio and read from a teleprompter in the NBC News Studio. I almost completely ditched my mom for a taping of Conan O'Brien, but I decided to be a good daughter (First time for everything). I then walked 5th avenue and went and took a picture of my reflection in the Tiffany's window and then I went to the W.O.D. That's right I went to the World of Disney store and we get our discount there! I then walked down to FAO Schwartz and I went to check out their Harry Potter section. It was amazing. I bought my mother a real Hogwarts hat. I am off to go meet up with her to see how she did on her own.
We meet at the Empire State Building. (Here's a tip for you: Go to the bathroom before you go there. The bathroom isn't until the 2nd floor and you have to go through a 30 minute line (at least) to get there. I barely survived!) I give her the hat and then she says, since she has this real hat now I should wear the other one during the convention and that she is paying for my registration, so I really should take a picture with the BOTH of us dressed up. My response: "You masterful guilt tripping skills got me here, but they will not get me in that hat." She starts telling me about her trip to the American Museum of Natural History. She has been so excited to go there for a year and she was desperate to see there new planetarium show. So she gets there and pays her $22 to see the show and starts walking around and realizes that she pretty much saw the museum in "A Night at the Museum" and she just saw similar exhibits in DC at the Smithsonian, but she is going to have her planetarium show! She gets in the theater and finds the best seat...she is ready to go. It starts...and that is all she remembers, because she passes out. Here's the thing, I am not surprised when I hear this story, because everytime we see an IMAX movie or go to a Planetarium she passes out. It is cold and soothing and comfortable and the next she knows the stranger sitting next to her starts nudging her because she is snoring! You know the definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result...I am just saying.
The Empire State Building is nice and mom denied me from buying book there. I carry on and we make our way to Little Italy for an amazing dinner and gelato! We were sitting next to this family however, that was in a huge fight and following every Italian American stereotype. Mom said it was like going to Tony's and Tina's Wedding (the dinner show).
I am sad to report I did not find Tina Fey. You see Tina:Me::JJ:Billy. It is unhealthy and unnatural. I pretty sure she took her daughter Alice and her husband Richard and they left the City for awhile, but don't worry it is only a matter of time to we meet...only a matter of time!
Alright kiddies, I am off to pack and then tomorrow is my first day in CANADA...eh! I solemnly swear not to follow Britt's footsteps and get kicked out of a country.
Oh...wait...HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BILLY!!!
Ok, I have learned NYC is bad for my skin. It is always oily and I am sure you all wanted to know that. I have also learned mom does not love Disney as much as she says she does other wise, she wouldn't have jumped 10 feet when we saw a couple of rats and then she proceeded to walk in the middle of the street to avoid coming within 5 ft of them. I have been teasing her that it is just Remy or Mickey, but she is not having any of it. They are just misunderstood chefs or evil corporation symbols...
I did not buy anything at the purse mecca, because they had no burberry. I figure coach is not that far off the affordability scale so I am not going to buy the fake version and I am not huge fan of Chanel or D &G, so I saved my money. Fishbein, I don't care how they make them, I just want a solid nice looking purse for cheap. Bonnie, I hope you have fun tonight and I am sure your week will get to be more exciting!
Now for Day 3...
We leave early and we are off to the Statue of Liberty. I swear to you it is was like re-enacting the trip from Ellis Island to the mainland. We were herded and searched and they had the most intense metal detectors I have ever seen. I don't even what to know what they could possibly be seeing when they are scanning me...I am pretty sure my underwear was clean...anyways. We get on the boat and then we see her. She is really beautiful . This is where my conservative side comes out. I LOVE my country. It is everything to me and I am beyond proud to be an American. The site was amazing, not only for the main reasons people go, but also because there were so many cultures and countries that were in attendance there. (Including this stinky family from France were they don't believe in deodorant...or at least this family didn't.) We went then to Ellis Island and then we made it back to the city.
Mom and I then separated. It was scary, leaving her alone in the big city, but she has proved herself. I go and do the NBC tour and I got to go in the SNL Studio and read from a teleprompter in the NBC News Studio. I almost completely ditched my mom for a taping of Conan O'Brien, but I decided to be a good daughter (First time for everything). I then walked 5th avenue and went and took a picture of my reflection in the Tiffany's window and then I went to the W.O.D. That's right I went to the World of Disney store and we get our discount there! I then walked down to FAO Schwartz and I went to check out their Harry Potter section. It was amazing. I bought my mother a real Hogwarts hat. I am off to go meet up with her to see how she did on her own.
We meet at the Empire State Building. (Here's a tip for you: Go to the bathroom before you go there. The bathroom isn't until the 2nd floor and you have to go through a 30 minute line (at least) to get there. I barely survived!) I give her the hat and then she says, since she has this real hat now I should wear the other one during the convention and that she is paying for my registration, so I really should take a picture with the BOTH of us dressed up. My response: "You masterful guilt tripping skills got me here, but they will not get me in that hat." She starts telling me about her trip to the American Museum of Natural History. She has been so excited to go there for a year and she was desperate to see there new planetarium show. So she gets there and pays her $22 to see the show and starts walking around and realizes that she pretty much saw the museum in "A Night at the Museum" and she just saw similar exhibits in DC at the Smithsonian, but she is going to have her planetarium show! She gets in the theater and finds the best seat...she is ready to go. It starts...and that is all she remembers, because she passes out. Here's the thing, I am not surprised when I hear this story, because everytime we see an IMAX movie or go to a Planetarium she passes out. It is cold and soothing and comfortable and the next she knows the stranger sitting next to her starts nudging her because she is snoring! You know the definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result...I am just saying.
The Empire State Building is nice and mom denied me from buying book there. I carry on and we make our way to Little Italy for an amazing dinner and gelato! We were sitting next to this family however, that was in a huge fight and following every Italian American stereotype. Mom said it was like going to Tony's and Tina's Wedding (the dinner show).
I am sad to report I did not find Tina Fey. You see Tina:Me::JJ:Billy. It is unhealthy and unnatural. I pretty sure she took her daughter Alice and her husband Richard and they left the City for awhile, but don't worry it is only a matter of time to we meet...only a matter of time!
Alright kiddies, I am off to pack and then tomorrow is my first day in CANADA...eh! I solemnly swear not to follow Britt's footsteps and get kicked out of a country.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Day 2
I realize that our hotel is in the middle of the fake purse mecca. I am excited! We are off early and we find the tour bus company and we get the sight seeing double decker bus. It is amazing and I recommend it to everyone who comes out to the city. We then go see a NY street fair and mom freaks over the unsanitze food. We make it to Rockefellar Center and we walk around and then I am hit with a vision! It is Tina Fey. I run to take my picture with her and I am so excited...too bad it was a billboard of her and not the real thing, but I am determined to find her. So we make a few stops at Nintendo World and the NBC store. We are off to go see Mary Poppins. If I was reviewing the show based on the first act, I would have said the Finding Nemo show at DAk was better, but then the second act was amazing. So it is a pretty good show in all. My mother then makes my day by taking me to the Toy'r'us store! I went in to Barbie's dream us and I found a Captain Jack Sparrow made out of Legos! It was perfection! I also tried to break into Beauty and the Beast's last show! (There is a story about chicken filming a video that begs to be reenacted in person.) We then went on the night bus tour and then we finally make our way to the hotel were I finally find a moment to post this blog! Phew!
Tomorrow...the quest for Tina Fey continues.
I realize that our hotel is in the middle of the fake purse mecca. I am excited! We are off early and we find the tour bus company and we get the sight seeing double decker bus. It is amazing and I recommend it to everyone who comes out to the city. We then go see a NY street fair and mom freaks over the unsanitze food. We make it to Rockefellar Center and we walk around and then I am hit with a vision! It is Tina Fey. I run to take my picture with her and I am so excited...too bad it was a billboard of her and not the real thing, but I am determined to find her. So we make a few stops at Nintendo World and the NBC store. We are off to go see Mary Poppins. If I was reviewing the show based on the first act, I would have said the Finding Nemo show at DAk was better, but then the second act was amazing. So it is a pretty good show in all. My mother then makes my day by taking me to the Toy'r'us store! I went in to Barbie's dream us and I found a Captain Jack Sparrow made out of Legos! It was perfection! I also tried to break into Beauty and the Beast's last show! (There is a story about chicken filming a video that begs to be reenacted in person.) We then went on the night bus tour and then we finally make our way to the hotel were I finally find a moment to post this blog! Phew!
Tomorrow...the quest for Tina Fey continues.
Day 1
Actually our story starts before we even leave. You all saw the schedule I posted before and you know that chicken spent a lot of time on it. Well the airline cancelled our flight...we were change to a flight that would arrive at 4 pm...Chicken went ballistic contacting half the world trying to change our flight to an earlier time. She told them that we had to leave because we were going to see the last show of Beauty and the Beast on Sat. at 3pm. (The last show was on Sunday at 7pm.) Finally, she gets a little old lady to get us on a flight that leaves an hour earlier than we were supposed to leave. She tries to contact me to let me know, but I was at Billy's till late and I refused to call her back that late. Well, she stayed up all night waiting for me to call and I stayed up all night, because I knew I had to go pick up mom at 4am. She gets a hold of me at 330 and we are on our way. We make it to the airport and I run into a few of my YES students from earlier in the week during the security check. We barely make the flight because Chicken went to go get bagels for us and was too short to be seen over the counter and they passed her over a few times. We get on the flight and it was a little bumpy, but all is well. (Oh there is a story in here about mom and coffee cream that is better reenacted.) We ride a shuttle to our hotel with this young couple from AZ and they are overwhelmed by the radio station and the shuttle drivers driving ability.
We drop off our stuff and we are off. We start off by walking Wall Street and seeing the NY stock exchange. Mom sees a church and thinks it the church she read about and wanted to go to. It's not, but still a beautiful church and we got a children's book there about how the church went virtually physically unharmed on 9/11 and it is only 2 blocks away. We went to a deli and then we walked to the Ground Zero. We walked the whole perimeter. I could not even believe how much huge an area it was and watching them rebuild it you how deep the damage was. It looked as though they were still pulling debris. We went to the tribute center and I just couldn't help but cry. It was heartbreaking and overwhelming. After that we found the church mom was looking for and we walked around there. We then headed to Times Square and we went in search of cheap tickets.
We get there at 330pm. We check Tkts and we see a few options but don't know what we want to do. We hear there is the lottery that half the musicals are doing. You get there at said time and if you are selected you get front row seats for $25. The first one is hairspray at 5pm. We are off. We get there wait for an hour and we don't get in. Off to Ave Q. No go. Off to Drowsy Chaperone and we failed again. (There is a story in here about me and a real-life Sharpay and that is better left for later.) So we go back to Tkts and we try for 50% tickets for Legally Blonde, Hairspray (There was only 1 left!), and Ave Q. (We would have had to sit separately.) We decide on Forbidden Broadway and I am so glad we did. It is an off-Broadway show and it has been running for years. They constantly update to make fun of the shows that are out and it was awesome! I recommend it for any musical fan. After that we finally come back to get some sleep...Wonder how day 2 will work out...
Actually our story starts before we even leave. You all saw the schedule I posted before and you know that chicken spent a lot of time on it. Well the airline cancelled our flight...we were change to a flight that would arrive at 4 pm...Chicken went ballistic contacting half the world trying to change our flight to an earlier time. She told them that we had to leave because we were going to see the last show of Beauty and the Beast on Sat. at 3pm. (The last show was on Sunday at 7pm.) Finally, she gets a little old lady to get us on a flight that leaves an hour earlier than we were supposed to leave. She tries to contact me to let me know, but I was at Billy's till late and I refused to call her back that late. Well, she stayed up all night waiting for me to call and I stayed up all night, because I knew I had to go pick up mom at 4am. She gets a hold of me at 330 and we are on our way. We make it to the airport and I run into a few of my YES students from earlier in the week during the security check. We barely make the flight because Chicken went to go get bagels for us and was too short to be seen over the counter and they passed her over a few times. We get on the flight and it was a little bumpy, but all is well. (Oh there is a story in here about mom and coffee cream that is better reenacted.) We ride a shuttle to our hotel with this young couple from AZ and they are overwhelmed by the radio station and the shuttle drivers driving ability.
We drop off our stuff and we are off. We start off by walking Wall Street and seeing the NY stock exchange. Mom sees a church and thinks it the church she read about and wanted to go to. It's not, but still a beautiful church and we got a children's book there about how the church went virtually physically unharmed on 9/11 and it is only 2 blocks away. We went to a deli and then we walked to the Ground Zero. We walked the whole perimeter. I could not even believe how much huge an area it was and watching them rebuild it you how deep the damage was. It looked as though they were still pulling debris. We went to the tribute center and I just couldn't help but cry. It was heartbreaking and overwhelming. After that we found the church mom was looking for and we walked around there. We then headed to Times Square and we went in search of cheap tickets.
We get there at 330pm. We check Tkts and we see a few options but don't know what we want to do. We hear there is the lottery that half the musicals are doing. You get there at said time and if you are selected you get front row seats for $25. The first one is hairspray at 5pm. We are off. We get there wait for an hour and we don't get in. Off to Ave Q. No go. Off to Drowsy Chaperone and we failed again. (There is a story in here about me and a real-life Sharpay and that is better left for later.) So we go back to Tkts and we try for 50% tickets for Legally Blonde, Hairspray (There was only 1 left!), and Ave Q. (We would have had to sit separately.) We decide on Forbidden Broadway and I am so glad we did. It is an off-Broadway show and it has been running for years. They constantly update to make fun of the shows that are out and it was awesome! I recommend it for any musical fan. After that we finally come back to get some sleep...Wonder how day 2 will work out...
Friday, July 27, 2007
So I have decided to blog my trip to NYC, Niagara Falls, and Toronto with my mother.
So let's set the scene for you all. This is not your ordinary vacation. My mother used her master ninja-like guilt tripping skills to trick me into this vacation with her. It started off just as a trip to Toronto for the convention. Oh wait...I forgot to mention the whole point of this mother - daughter bonding trip is to go to a Harry Potter Convention in Toronto. Yeah...anyways, it grew into a stop in NYC for a few days and now a stop in Niagara Falls for 2 days. My mother has been super excited about this trip for a year now and I felt it was my God-Given duty to annoy her with me pretending like I really don't want to go...now don't get me wrong, this is not a dream vacation, but I will be entertained. Well, she really believes that I have no desire to go on this trip with her....mission accomplished.
Like I said she is really excited about this trip and has been working on the details of it forever. Today I got an email from her with the subject line of schedule. I opened it up and found this:
Muggle Metropolis & Summer Sorcery Tour
Saturday, July 28th – Delta Itinerary depart Orlando at 7:45 am Delta Flight 1888, arrive LGA 10:25 am. Take Super Shuttle, check in to Holiday Inn Manhattan Wall Street
Tour Midtown Manhattan – visit American Museum of Natural History - $14 Rose Space Center, Metropolitan Museum of Art, St Patrick’s Cathedral, and Cloisters. Dinner at the Metro?
Sunday, July 29th – Holiday Inn Downtown SoHo Try to buy discount theatre tickets for Hairspray at 50% off kiosk, Empire State Building $16, Rockefeller Center/ NBC Tour / Theatre Tour.
See “Mary Poppins” at 3:00 Dinner Grand Central Station.
Monday, July 30th – Lower Manhattan – 7:30, Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island,
World Trade Center Site, Harbor Cruise and perhaps Trinity Church. Dinner in Chinatown? Theatre ?
Tuesday, July 31st – whatever we missed & depart for Buffalo/Niagara on Chautauqua/Delta Flight # 6261 at 1:40pm, Arrive Niagara 3:05pm; pick-up car Hertz check in to Holiday Inn St Catherine’s Hotel,
Maid of the Mist tour/Watch light show & fireworks, Fallsview Casino?
Wednesday, August 1st – 9 am Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours, Cave of the Winds, Niagara State Park, Skylon Tower. Laundry time?
Thursday, August 2nd – Casa Loma early am, lunch at CN Tower, tallest building in the world, check in to Sheraton Queen Centre
Then begin convention activities/programs:
Kathy-convention registration # 666,
Megan convention registration # 911
Prophecy 2007 Official Schedule of Events
12:00 PM - Sunday Common Room Open
12:00 PM - 10:00 PM Hall of Reflection, Art Gallery, & Vendor Room Open
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Wizard Chess
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Opening Ceremonies
5:45 PM - 7:15 PM Welcoming Feast
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM All-Star Wizard Rock Concert
9:00 PM - 12:45 AM Exclusive IMAX Order of the Phoenix Screening!
10:00 PM - 1:00 AM Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban showing
10:00 PM - 12:00 AM The Midnight Duel
Friday August 3, 2007 All Day Common Room Open
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Registration Open
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Breakfast :: Morning Announcements
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM Hall of Reflection, Art Gallery, & Vendor Room Open
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Formal Programming
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Champion's Cup - Task 2
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Special Guest Luncheon
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM North American Flying Federation Tournament
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Poster Session
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Wizard Talent
10:00 PM - 1:00 AM Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire showing
12:00 AM - 2:00 AM LeakyMug: Special Midnight Edition
Saturday August 4, 2007 All Day Common Room Open
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Registration Open
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Breakfast :: Morning Announcements
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM Hall of Reflection, Art Gallery, & Vendor Room Open
4 – 6 PM – TriWizard assistant
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Formal Programming
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Special Guest Luncheon
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Champion's Cup - Task 3
8:00 PM - 12:00 AM Decade of Enchantment Ball
12:00 AM - 2:00 AM Harry Potter and Philosopher's Stone Anniversary screening
Sunday August 5, 2007 12:00 AM - 1:00 PM Common Room Open
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Leaving Breakfast Feast :: Morning Announcements
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Hall of Reflection, Art Gallery, & Vendor Room Open
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Auction
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Hall of Reflection Memory Readings
Leave for airport by 5:15pm, Delta Flight 719, depart Atlanta 9:05
Arrive Orlando 10:30 pm
Needless to say this is the first time in the trip I have been left speechless, we will see how many more times this happens to me during the next 9 days.
I did get one laugh today, since January mother has been bothering me about applying and getting my passport. I finally applied for it in March and she has been panicing since May that is hasn't arrived yet. She spent this past week calling the federal goverment pretending to be me and getting a confirmation from them so I can show my confirmation in Canada and they will use that to allow me in and out of the country. Well, I haven't been worried about it and haven't really put any effort into tracking it down. Well, guess what I got in the mail today 19 hours before my flight leaves? I think this is proof that this trip will work out to my advangtage. Stay tuned for more stories throught the week!
So let's set the scene for you all. This is not your ordinary vacation. My mother used her master ninja-like guilt tripping skills to trick me into this vacation with her. It started off just as a trip to Toronto for the convention. Oh wait...I forgot to mention the whole point of this mother - daughter bonding trip is to go to a Harry Potter Convention in Toronto. Yeah...anyways, it grew into a stop in NYC for a few days and now a stop in Niagara Falls for 2 days. My mother has been super excited about this trip for a year now and I felt it was my God-Given duty to annoy her with me pretending like I really don't want to go...now don't get me wrong, this is not a dream vacation, but I will be entertained. Well, she really believes that I have no desire to go on this trip with her....mission accomplished.
Like I said she is really excited about this trip and has been working on the details of it forever. Today I got an email from her with the subject line of schedule. I opened it up and found this:
Muggle Metropolis & Summer Sorcery Tour
Saturday, July 28th – Delta Itinerary depart Orlando at 7:45 am Delta Flight 1888, arrive LGA 10:25 am. Take Super Shuttle, check in to Holiday Inn Manhattan Wall Street
Tour Midtown Manhattan – visit American Museum of Natural History - $14 Rose Space Center, Metropolitan Museum of Art, St Patrick’s Cathedral, and Cloisters. Dinner at the Metro?
Sunday, July 29th – Holiday Inn Downtown SoHo Try to buy discount theatre tickets for Hairspray at 50% off kiosk, Empire State Building $16, Rockefeller Center/ NBC Tour / Theatre Tour.
See “Mary Poppins” at 3:00 Dinner Grand Central Station.
Monday, July 30th – Lower Manhattan – 7:30, Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island,
World Trade Center Site, Harbor Cruise and perhaps Trinity Church. Dinner in Chinatown? Theatre ?
Tuesday, July 31st – whatever we missed & depart for Buffalo/Niagara on Chautauqua/Delta Flight # 6261 at 1:40pm, Arrive Niagara 3:05pm; pick-up car Hertz check in to Holiday Inn St Catherine’s Hotel,
Maid of the Mist tour/Watch light show & fireworks, Fallsview Casino?
Wednesday, August 1st – 9 am Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours, Cave of the Winds, Niagara State Park, Skylon Tower. Laundry time?
Thursday, August 2nd – Casa Loma early am, lunch at CN Tower, tallest building in the world, check in to Sheraton Queen Centre
Then begin convention activities/programs:
Kathy-convention registration # 666,
Megan convention registration # 911
Prophecy 2007 Official Schedule of Events
12:00 PM - Sunday Common Room Open
12:00 PM - 10:00 PM Hall of Reflection, Art Gallery, & Vendor Room Open
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Wizard Chess
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Opening Ceremonies
5:45 PM - 7:15 PM Welcoming Feast
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM All-Star Wizard Rock Concert
9:00 PM - 12:45 AM Exclusive IMAX Order of the Phoenix Screening!
10:00 PM - 1:00 AM Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban showing
10:00 PM - 12:00 AM The Midnight Duel
Friday August 3, 2007 All Day Common Room Open
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Registration Open
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Breakfast :: Morning Announcements
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM Hall of Reflection, Art Gallery, & Vendor Room Open
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Formal Programming
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Champion's Cup - Task 2
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Special Guest Luncheon
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM North American Flying Federation Tournament
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Poster Session
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Wizard Talent
10:00 PM - 1:00 AM Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire showing
12:00 AM - 2:00 AM LeakyMug: Special Midnight Edition
Saturday August 4, 2007 All Day Common Room Open
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Registration Open
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Breakfast :: Morning Announcements
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM Hall of Reflection, Art Gallery, & Vendor Room Open
4 – 6 PM – TriWizard assistant
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Formal Programming
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Special Guest Luncheon
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Champion's Cup - Task 3
8:00 PM - 12:00 AM Decade of Enchantment Ball
12:00 AM - 2:00 AM Harry Potter and Philosopher's Stone Anniversary screening
Sunday August 5, 2007 12:00 AM - 1:00 PM Common Room Open
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Leaving Breakfast Feast :: Morning Announcements
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Hall of Reflection, Art Gallery, & Vendor Room Open
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Auction
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Hall of Reflection Memory Readings
Leave for airport by 5:15pm, Delta Flight 719, depart Atlanta 9:05
Arrive Orlando 10:30 pm
Needless to say this is the first time in the trip I have been left speechless, we will see how many more times this happens to me during the next 9 days.
I did get one laugh today, since January mother has been bothering me about applying and getting my passport. I finally applied for it in March and she has been panicing since May that is hasn't arrived yet. She spent this past week calling the federal goverment pretending to be me and getting a confirmation from them so I can show my confirmation in Canada and they will use that to allow me in and out of the country. Well, I haven't been worried about it and haven't really put any effort into tracking it down. Well, guess what I got in the mail today 19 hours before my flight leaves? I think this is proof that this trip will work out to my advangtage. Stay tuned for more stories throught the week!
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